Soldier-portable battery supply : foreign dependence and policy options /
Batteries are a ubiquitous presence in equipment carried by soldiers and critical to the performance of electronic devices such as radios, computers, night-vision goggles, and laser range finders. These batteries are supplied by a variety of firms, and mostly assembled from cells that are acquired t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Open Access) |
| Summary: | Batteries are a ubiquitous presence in equipment carried by soldiers and critical to the performance of electronic devices such as radios, computers, night-vision goggles, and laser range finders. These batteries are supplied by a variety of firms, and mostly assembled from cells that are acquired through a supply chain that is driven by commercial applications to mobile phones, laptop computers, tablets, and other electronic devices, and is predominately based in Asia. RAND found that government researchers and program managers and representatives of military battery suppliers have concerns associated with this foreign-dependent supply chain. The report discusses alternative policy options to address these concerns, without evaluating the benefits versus costs of these policy options. |
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| Item Description: | Caption title. "RAND Corporation." "RR-500-OSD"--Page 4 of cover "This study was ... conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Back cover |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (23 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22). |
| ISBN: | 9780833086020 0833086022 |